Visa on Arrival For Gulf Countries

All passengers travelling to Kuwait, Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman and Qatar are requested to have their VISA on ARRIVAL message (OK to board) updated from an Air India office unless the original Visa is stamped in their passport.

If the passenger only has a photocopy or faxed copy of the visa or E-Visae, the VISA ON ARRIVAL message is mandatory in the booking. The passenger must produce a copy of the on-line visa or print out at a Reservations office in India or in one of the above
countries. On verification of the visa, the following details will be added in the Reservation PNR – Passport Number and validity, Visa Number and validity, Type of Visa and "OK to board” remark. The airline would not be responsible, if the same is not reflecting
in the PNR and passengers may be denied boarding.

Seamen Visa

OMAN

Directorate General of Passports & Residences, Sultanate of Oman, issues paper visas (Employment, Family Visit, Relative Joining, Express, etc.), which have to be either available with the passenger (original) while traveling or to be deposited with Oman
Air, the Ground Handling Agent at Muscat International Airport, who in turn issues the Visa Deposit Receipt. The Visa Deposit Receipt and copy of Visa has to be provided to Air India Office at Muscat based on which "Visa on Arrival (Okay to board)” is incorporated
in the booking (PNR). The Agent/sponsor can forward a copy of Visa and Visa Deposit Receipt along with Booking reference and Ticket Number to the designated email addresses for updation of visa message.

Once Visa on Arrival message is updated in the Booking, passenger can travel with a copy of the Visa. In case the passenger changes the date of travel after up-dation of Visa message, the Visa Arrival message for the revised date of travel needs to be updated
again prior to his/her travel.

Verification cannot be done in India, due to non-availability of online facility.

BAHRAIN

QATAR

All visas issued by Ministry can be checked online either in Air India offices in India or at the destination, after checking validity on website i.e.www.moi.gov.qa
and incorporating "OK to board” in the booking.